ArticlePloS one2017
Manganese acquisition is facilitated by PilA in the cyanobacterium Synechocystis sp. PCC 6803.
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- Recent Advances in Biological Functions of Thick Pili in the CyanobacteriumFrontiers in plant science · 2020Review
- Type IV Pili-Independent Photocurrent Production by the CyanobacteriumFrontiers in microbiology · 2020Article
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Abstract
Manganese is an essential element required by cyanobacteria, as it is an essential part of the oxygen-evolving center of photosystem II. In the presence of atmospheric oxygen, manganese is present as manganese oxides, which have low solubility and consequently provide low bioavailability. It is unknown if cyanobacteria are able to utilize these manganese sources, and what mechanisms may be employed to do so. Recent evidence suggests that type IV pili in non-photosynthetic bacteria facilitate electron donation to extracellular electron acceptors, thereby enabling metal acquisition. Our present study investigates whether PilA1 (major pilin protein of type IV pili) enables the cyanobacterium Synechocystis PCC 6808 to access to Mn from manganese oxides. We present physiological and spectroscopic data, which indicate that the presence of PilA1 enhances the ability of cyanobacteria to grow on manganese oxides. These observations suggest a role of PilA1-containing pili in cyanobacterial manganese acquisition.
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